Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson, right, shakes hands with Pat DelMonaco after announcing his promotion to offensive coordinator and offensive line coach on Thursday December 12, 2019. Gavin Young/PostmediaPostmedia

Times they are a changing on the coaching staff of the Calgary Stampeders.

Changing plenty, in fact.

That’s why head coach Dave Dickenson was happy Thursday to trot out a little continuity in the form of Pat DelMonaco, a longtime offensive cog in the Stamps gameplan and the team’s new offensive coordinator going forward.

DelMonaco takes over as the Red & White’s OC, stepping up into the role Dickenson himself has held since the 2011 Canadian Football League campaign.

“Yeah, definitely, he’s earned this shot,” said Dickenson of a guy who’s served — and will continue serving — as offensive line coach since 2014.

“I wanted to keep Pat on the staff — and he’s also a guy that (other CFL teams) were looking at. I feel like he’s been doing a great job. I don’t think anyone’s going to out-work Pat. I love what he does. He’s been coordinating the short yardage and run game already. I want to make sure that Pat DelMonaco is part of the Calgary Stampeders. And the best way to do that is to give him more responsibility.”

Plus, added the head coach, it’s good to get fresh ideas into the offensive gameplan.

“You feel like you need a little bit of change in your staff, as well,” continued Dickenson. “And you need sometimes a different vision and a different structure.

“He’s the guy I want to do that.”

The Stamps also announced Thursday that Mark Killam, the club’s special-teams guru, has re-upped to stick with the herd.

Meanwhile, Ryan Dinwiddie is out, as is Pete Costanza.

Dinwiddie is moving on to become head coach of the Toronto Argonauts after Corey Chamblin was fired from the club Thursday.

Costanza, after 12 seasons as receivers coach with the Stampeders, agreed to part ways with the team late last month.

“There’s just a lot going on in the CFL right now, and it’s a challenge to keep good people,” Dickenson said. “That’s why I was so excited to keep Pat DelMonaco because it’s about keeping the good puzzle pieces to keep you successful. It’s about keeping the people that you can trust that are respected in the league part of your organization.

“So that’s why it’s so important to keep Pat with us.”

DelMonaco will offer up double duty, maintaining his status as the o-line coach while having heightened responsibility in helping prepare the offence heading into games.

Not much will change with the playcalling, though, with Dickenson continued to man the head-set.

“Pat’s got a lot on his plate still,” Dickenson said. “He’s got five offensive linemen he’s got to coach on every play. When we come off on the sideline, he’s got to make sure that he can adjust, whereas the playcaller sometimes is thinking forward to the next series. But I do think it says something that as Pat progresses that he’s one of the few o-line coaches, I believe, that has awareness and an understanding of the three phases of the game — the play-action screen game, the run game and the pass game.

“So it’ll be a collaborative effort.”

DeMonaco considers it an excellent opportunity to grow in the game.

“I’m very excited,” DelMonaco said. “To have this responsibility within this organization is huge. I mean … you’ve got a head coach and a brilliant offensive mind in Dave. He kind of downplays that, but he’s excellent at what he does.

“So the ability to continue to learn from him and, on top of that, have (John Hufnagel) doing the player personnel part of it with us is just an awesome opportunity for me. You can’t ask for a better chance to get into this role with that kind of support around you. Not to mention the guys who are still on this staff that are with us going forward.”

DelMonaco has offensive coordinator credential on his resumé, but that was in the NCAA ranks with the Division III Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — or RPI — Engineers from 2005-09.

After that, he joined the CFL and became offensive line coach with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers before hooking up with the Stampeders four years later.

“It wasn’t news to Dave that this is something that I had envisioned,” DelMonaco said. “It’s just one of those things that you slowly earn. If you’ve earned their trust and you’ve earned that right to gain responsibility, you have an opportunity to take it and you’re going to get that shot.

“It’s something you’re always aspiring to look beyond just your little realm and to see how much you can learn and handle.”

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